Destination: Sri Lanka

A 'place' I have visited

Sun, 9 Jun 2013 | By asiriherath | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

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Photos: Colombo & Galle

Fri, 7 Jun 2013 | By joao_santos | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

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Photos: nirwana

Sat, 1 Jun 2013 | By nirwana | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

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Negombo to Sigiriya

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 | By ejkaplan51 | Views [1777]

Getting off the plane at 05.20 in a strange and new place is never ideal but I had a lovely young man greet me. Rukmal was going to be driver and part-time guide for the next 5 days. We set off on the road and first stop for breakfast was Puttalam. The ... Read more >

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Catching a Moment - A Peak at a Pilgrimage

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By bigbluemarvel | Views [324] | Scholarship Entry

Trundling past a sea of green tea plantations on a rusty, clapped-out bus, Sri Lankan reggae pumped from the radio as we advanced along the dusty mountain road, the conical Adam’s Peak looming in the distance. It was time for me to tick off a bucket list ... Read more >

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Photos: the hill country

Tue, 9 Apr 2013 | By theus | Photo Gallery

Is it a jeep? NO, it's a hairdresser's car!

Tue, 9 Apr 2013 | By theus | Views [702]

WE thought that dad would come home with a jeep when we decided to rent a car, but no, he came back with a hairdresser's car! Black and shiny and brand new and amazingly small. Within twenty minutes, the front started to fall off and someone had taken ... Read more >

Ocean Blues

Sun, 7 Apr 2013 | By libertywickman | Views [488] | Comments [2]

I sit hidden in the shade. The light breeze teases me, reminding me of cooler days. Green leaves dance overhead, creating brilliant, ever changing, patterns of shadows on the sand. Flies lazily buzz from here to there, landing on every surface in between.... Read more >

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Sharing Stories - A Glimpse into Another's Life - Alive

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 | By katrinarenee | Views [260] | Scholarship Entry

A rooster crows from a rooftop afar and little voices fill the air of the morning. The streets fill with laughter and gossip. Sri Lanka has awoken to the warm morning sun. I pause for a moment and in the midst of chaos, find peace. Closing my eyes for ... Read more >

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Catching a Moment - Maidens of the Clouds

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 | By bczlapinski | Views [413] | Scholarship Entry

“Only small steps more,” my guide urged as I clutched his sinewy arm for dear life feeling as though I were on a guided ascent of Everest : eight , seven . . . rest . . . six, five, four, three . . . thighs are screaming but I push ahead . . . two, ... Read more >

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surfing again

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 | By theus | Views [365]

so after we got back. for the last week i have been surfing on a short board they are very hard but i got it quite quickly.Surfing is fun but you have to have good balence other whise it will turn sideways to the wave and you will fall of.We love mirissa ... Read more >

going back to the boring mirissa

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 | By theus | Views [375]

so when we travelling i did not miss mirsssa travelling is way beter because there is way more things to see.mirssa is just a beech so i am always doing things like surfing.back soon by

The Other Corner

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 | By theus | Views [431]

So the next day we woke up very early for a surprise. We went out of the hotel and there was a truck waiting for us , so we got in the back of the truck and drove away. When we got there we saw lots of elephants and it appeared to be that we were going ... Read more >

Photos: habarana

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 | By theus | Photo Gallery

Photos: The Other Corner and others

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 | By theus | Photo Gallery